WREXHAM AFC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1130924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CELTIC CRUSADERS FOUNDATION, THE RACECOURSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, Wrexham AFC Community Trust

OUR CHARITY PROMOTES WREXHAM FC ACROSS NORTH WALES AND PROVIDES CORE PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS AND TO LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, IT HAS WORKED WITH SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD AND THE PRINCES TRUST OVER THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS AND THE OVERALL AIM FOR THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH WALES TO ENGAGE WITH WREXHAM FOOTBALL CLUB.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£452k
Latest spending
£306k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £129,605, while total net assets rose to £245,744. The charity reports that its reserves are in excess of its six-month policy target. Cash at bank stood at £394,461, though £170,000 of this was held on behalf of the Wrexham Miners' Project.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £130k)
The charity's reserves are in excess of its 6-month policy, i.e. the charity could operate in excess of 6 months in the event its income stream was discontinued — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity utilises its professional sporting parent, Wrexham AFC, and lists it as a key partner organisation supporting programmes financially.
To utilse our professional sporting parent (Wrexham AFC) to encourage involvement in the Wrexham AFC Community Trust programmes. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wrexham AFC Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Shropshire · Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£452k£306k
31/08/2024£209k£130k
31/08/2023£146k£132k
30/06/2022£103k£119k
30/06/2021£92k£104k

Common questions

Is WREXHAM AFC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £129,605, while total net assets rose to £245,744. The charity reports that its reserves are in excess of its six-month policy target. Cash at bank stood at £394,461, though £170,000 of this was held on behalf of the Wrexham Miners' Project. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WREXHAM AFC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WREXHAM AFC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kOther charitable donations